The official approach, British and local, to both slavery and free porter labour included a genuine belief that the man doing the work had real interests which deserved concern and protection. No such concern was evident among parliamentarians, missionaries or administrators for those at work on the construction of the Uganda Railway. It was decided to build the railway as quickly as possible; its construction was viewed almost as a military attack—casualties were inevitable and might be large if the objective were to be attained and momentum not lost.[1]
总计招募了35,729苦力与工匠,1,082工头,总计36,811人。[11]每名苦力签署(或按指纹)的劳动合同规定每月工薪12卢比,吃住免费,归国返回招募地免旅费,住院期间工薪减半,治疗免费。[11]民工招募从1895年12月至1901年3月。第一名完成工作合同回国的苦力是在1899年。从1895年至1903年死亡2,493民工,年均死亡357人。[11] 大部分民工回到印度,但有6,724人决定留在东非,产生了肯尼亚印度裔人(英语:Indians in Kenya)社群。[5]
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